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Today’s Essential Guide to Keeping Goldfish

From the Publisher of Aquarium Fish Magazine

This compact, richly-illustrated guide explores all aspects of keeping goldfish in a home aquarium. The emphasis is on presenting key facts and essential guidance in short, easy-to-access notes that build into a wealth of practical information. Harnessing the experience of real experts, the Aquamaster Guides combine stylish design with rock-solid advice.

WITHIN THESE PAGES, LEARN ABOUT:

• Basic health care
• Breeding
• Biology
• Feeding
• History
• Setting up a tank
• Showing
• Societies and clubs
• Stunning varieties
• Water quality

Goldfish Varieties
The wide choice of goldfish varieties appeals to a range of hobbyists. Most people are probably familiar with the variations in the shape of the tail fin, which may be used to differentiate among varieties and place them into categories such as single tails, twin tails, and other varieties. The most obvious single-tailed variety is the Common goldfish. Twin tail goldfish are further subdivided into long- or veiltailed, and short- or fan-tailed varieties. Color and patterns vary among goldfish.

Common goldfish
This is typically a carp-shaped fish, with paired pectoral and pelvic fins and single dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. Colors include metallic, red, orange, yellow, white, red/orange and white, and red and black.

Fantail
A deep-bodied fish with a divided and forked tail fin. Bred in a range of colors, including metallic self, variegated, and calico.

Oranda
A short-bodied, high-backed fish with long, paired fins, a high dorsal fin, and a hood growth covering head. Some variants have telescope eyes.
Panda Butterfly
This black and silver, fantail-type fish has a divided tail that resembles a butterfly and Globe-eyes as found in Moor and some other varieties.

Pompon
The septum dividing each nostril develops into a fleshy lobe that resembles a pompon. Body shape is similar to Bubble-eye. Solid and calico colors.

Ranchu
Short, deep body, with a smoothly arched back and no dorsal fin. Hood may cover top of head or completely encase the head. Similar to Lionhead.

Bubble-eye
It has fluid-filled sacs beneath the eyes and a smoothly contoured body without a dorsal fin. Eyes are directed upward, but they do not bulge in Celestials.